Women leader of Tamil rebel organization produced in court and further detained

Sri Lanka police Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Magistrate Court today that the investigations regarding the leader of the women's political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are still underway.


The Criminal Investigation Department requested more time for investigations and the Colombo Chief Magistrate Rashmi Singappuli directed to produce the suspect in court again on August 01.

Subramaniam Shivathai alias Thamilini, the leader of the women's political wing of the LTTE, surrendered to the security forces in May 2009 following the annihilation of the Tamil rebel movement.